Past Event

Backpack to Balance

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About this event

Free school supplies for grades 1–12, free food, and free mental-health services for caregivers and families. Sponsor at any level — every contribution shows a family they’re not forgotten.

Moments from the day

Families came through the Callahan Neighborhood Center for school supplies, free health screenings, and a little room to breathe before the school year starts.

Finding your balance, one pose at a time. Between the tables, kids and instructors stretched it out on the grass.

A walk through the whole day, from the free health screenings to the partner tents to the food tables, where Hungry Lives Matter served cotton candy, popcorn, and hot dogs to every family who came through.

A volunteer handing a pink backpack and a teal backpack to two children at the supply table — Backpacks going home with the kids they were packed for.

The event grounds at Callahan Neighborhood Center with tents, tables, and a bounce house — Tents, tables, and a bounce house. A day that felt like a block party.

A nurse in scrubs at the free health screening table with a grandmother and a young boy — Free health screenings ran all day. Care for the whole family, not just the backpack.

Four women from Our Lessons Learned and Brown Sugar Clinical Services standing together at their table — None of this happens alone. Our partners brought their own tables, their own time, and their own care for these families.

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